Oberon, J.306 (Weber, Carl Maria von)

		Movements/Sections 3 Acts Composition Year 1825-26 Genre Categories Fairy operas; Stage Works; Operas; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; German language; For violin, cello, piano (arr); For 3 players; Scores featuring the violin; Scores featuring the cello; Scores featuring the piano; For flute, cello, piano (arr); Scores featuring the flute; For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands; For 2 players; For piano (arr); For 1 player; For 2 pianos 8 hands (arr); For 4 players; For violin, piano, harmonium (arr); Scores featuring the harmonium; For violin, piano (arr); For 2 pianos (arr); For organ (arr); Scores featuring the organ; For cello, piano (arr)

Performances

• Recordings (1)

Recordings

Overture

For Military Band (Gready)

 Complete performance
*#94378 - 9.12MB - 9:57 -  4.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - - !N/!N/!N - 1043x⇩

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Mikemoral (2011/2/27)

Performers:

United States Navy Band

Publisher Info.:

Washington, D.C.: United States Navy Band

Copyright:

Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

John Gready (early 20th century), arranger

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Sheet Music

• Full Scores (6)
• Parts (12)
• Vocal Scores (8)
• Arrangements and Transcriptions (26)

Full Scores

 Overture
*#95471 - 5.17MB, 22 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 4404x⇩

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homerdundas (2011/3/9)

 Act I
*#95472 - 13.98MB, 58 (23-80) pp. -  5.1/10 2 4 6 8 10 (8) - V/V/V - 1172x⇩

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homerdundas (2011/3/9)

 Act II
*#95473 - 25.50MB, 113 (81-193) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 946x⇩

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homerdundas (2011/3/9)

 Act III
*#95474 - 18.51MB, 79 (194-272) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 787x⇩

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homerdundas (2011/3/9)

Language:

German / English

Publisher Info.:

Berlin: Schlesinger, n.d. (1874). Plate S. 6823.

Reprinted:

Vienna: Universal Edition, 1952. Plate U.E. 18655

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

Bogus copyright notice removed.
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Overture

 Complete Score
*#59245 - 3.96MB, 17 pp. -  9.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (3) - V/V/V - 4188x⇩

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Daphnis (2010/3/17)

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.

Reprinted:

Mineola, NY: Dover Publications, 1986.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

600dpi

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 Complete Score
*#172361 - 3.24MB, 31 pp. -  2.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 564x⇩

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Aldona Jones (2012/1/19)

Publisher Info.:

Hamburg: August Cranz, Ed.2101, n.d. Plate C. 45011.

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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Parts

Overture

 Flute 1, 2
*#47361 - 0.30MB, 4 (2, 2) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1141x⇩

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 Oboe 1, 2
*#47362 - 0.29MB, 4 (2, 2) pp. -  8.4/10 2 4 6 8 10 (21) - V/V/V - 913x⇩

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 Clarinet 1, 2 (in A)
*#47363 - 0.32MB, 4 (2, 2) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1242x⇩

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 Bassoon 1, 2
*#47364 - 0.32MB, 4 (2, 2) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 789x⇩

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Perlnerd666 (2009/11/28)

 Horn 1, 2 (in D), 3, 4 (in A)
*#47365 - 0.52MB, 8 (2, 2, 2, 2) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1691x⇩

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Perlnerd666 (2009/11/28)

 Trumpet 1, 2 (in D)
*#47366 - 0.24MB, 4 (2, 2) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 984x⇩

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Perlnerd666 (2009/11/28)

 Trombone 1, 2, 3
*#47367 - 0.30MB, 4 (1, 1, 2) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1113x⇩

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Perlnerd666 (2009/11/28)

 Timpani
*#47368 - 0.08MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 719x⇩

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Perlnerd666 (2009/11/28)

 Violins I, II
*#47369 - 0.66MB, 7 (4, 3) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 3324x⇩

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Perlnerd666 (2009/11/28)

 Violas
*#47370 - 0.23MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1062x⇩

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Perlnerd666 (2009/11/28)

 Cellos
*#26313 - 0.23MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1168x⇩

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Generoso (2009/1/5)

 Basses
*#47371 - 0.20MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 971x⇩

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Perlnerd666 (2009/11/28)

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1910). Plate Orch.-B. 4732.

Reprinted:

New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1933).

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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Vocal Scores

 Complete Score
*#135567 - 14.93MB, 157 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 803x⇩

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Massenetique (2011/10/12)

Editor:

Carl Merz (1807-1856)

Language:

German

Translator:

Theodor Hell (1775–1856), German text

Publisher Info.:

Berlin: A. M. Schlesinger, n.d.(ca.1826). Plate 1376.

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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 Complete Score
*#271011 - 15.24MB, 92 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 80x⇩

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Cypressdome (2013/2/23)

Editor:

Heinrich Wilhelm Stolze (1801–1868)

Language:

German

Translator:

Theodor Hell (1775–1856), German text

Publisher Info.:

Carl Maria von Weber's sämmtliche Compositionen. Band 3, Heft 4.
Wolfenbüttel: L. Holle, n.d.[1869]. Plate 338, 395.

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 Complete Score
*#76079 - 11.68MB, 168 pp. -  2.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 1244x⇩

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Massenetique (2010/8/23)

Language:

English / German / French

Translator:

Theodor Hell (1775–1856), German text
André van Hasselt (1806–1874) and Jean-Baptiste Rongé (1825–1882), French text

Publisher Info.:

Braunschweig: Henry Litolff's Verlag, n.d.(ca.1870). Plate 2300.

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 Preliminaries - Act I
*#110636 - 7.59MB, 46 (ii, 44) pp. -  2.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 229x⇩

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Massenetique (2011/7/24)

 Act II
*#110637 - 8.02MB, 48 (45-92) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 200x⇩

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Massenetique (2011/7/24)

 Act III
*#110638 - 6.47MB, 40 (93-132) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 182x⇩

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Massenetique (2011/7/24)

Arranger:

Louis Narici (1858-1935), piano reduction

Language:

French

Translator:

Louis Durdilly (1848-1929), French text

Publisher Info.:

Paris: Choudens, 1897. Plate A.C. 10686.

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 Complete Score
*#24727 - 12.03MB, 134 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 859x⇩

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Hobbypianist (2008/11/23)

Arranger:

Gustav Friedrich Kogel (1849–1921), piano reduction

Language:

German

Translator:

Theodor Hell (1775–1856), German text

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d. (ca.1905). Plate 9952.

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 Complete Score
*#218667 - 11.47MB, 130 pp. -  6.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - V/V/V - 187x⇩

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Massenetique (2012/5/13)

Editor:

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)

Language:

German

Translator:

Gustav Brecher (1879-1940), German text

Publisher Info.:

Vienna: Universal Edition, 1919. Plate U.E. 5877.

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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Scenic notes by Alfred Roller (1864-1935).
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete

For Piano 4 hands

 Complete Score
*#116258 - 9.26MB, 94 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 241x⇩

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Morel (2011/8/31)

 Color cover
*#116259 - 0.34MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 72x⇩

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Morel (2011/8/31)

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Leipzig : C.F. Peters, n.d.. Plates 5292. 5368

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For Piano solo (Metzdorff)

 Complete Score
*#271687 - 10.04MB, 88 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 49x⇩

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Cypressdome (2013/2/28)

Arranger:

Richard Metzdorff (1844–1919)

Publisher Info.:

Braunschweig: Henry Litolff’s Verlag, n.d.[1873]. Plate 2442.

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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Selections

For Violin or Flute, Cello and Piano (Vilbac and Lefort)

 Complete Score and Parts
*#46696 - 1.71MB, 28 pp. -  9.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 646x⇩

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Guifré (2009/11/22)

Arranger:

Renaud de Vilbac (1829–1884)
Augustin Lefort (1852-1925)

Publisher Info.:

Les Trios Dramatiques sur les Opéras Célèbres, Vol.2
Braunschweig: Henry Litolff's Verlag, No.850, n.d. (ca.1875)

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Overture

For 2 Pianos 8 hands (Keller)

 Piano 1
*#77040 - 0.68MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 225x⇩

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Morel (2010/8/30)

 Piano 2
*#77041 - 0.45MB, 13 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 158x⇩

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Morel (2010/8/30)

Arranger:

Robert Keller (1828-1891)

Publisher Info.:

Berlin: N. Simrock, n.d. Plate 7354

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For Violin, Harmonium and Piano (Lenz)

 Piano Score
*#45501 - 1.62MB, 21 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 250x⇩

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Generoso (2009/11/6)

 Violin Part
*#45502 - 0.28MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 226x⇩

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Generoso (2009/11/6)

 Harmonium Part
*#45503 - 0.35MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 168x⇩

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Generoso (2009/11/6)

Arranger:

Wilhelm von Lenz (1809-1883)

Publisher Info.:

Braunschweig: Henry Litolff's Verlag, Collection Litolff No.1239, n.d. (ca.1900), Plate 11234.

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For Violin and Piano

 Piano Score
*#81846 - 1.12MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 345x⇩

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Carolus (2010/10/15)

 Violin part
*#81847 - 0.29MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 337x⇩

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Carolus (2010/10/15)

 Color cover
*#81848 - 2.29MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 136x⇩

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Carolus (2010/10/15)

Publisher Info.:

Ouvertures pour Piano et Violon
Braunschweig: Henry Litolff's Verlag, n.d. Plate 2806.

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For 2 Pianos 4 hands (Behn)

 Complete Score
*#126204 - 2.02MB, 21 (ii, #2-20) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 176x⇩

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Massenetique (2011/9/20)

Arranger:

Hermann Behn (1859-1927)

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: Fr. Kistner, n.d.(ca.1897). Plate 8839.

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For Piano 4 hands (Gottschalk)

 Color Cover
*#33411 - 0.22MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 138x⇩

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Mattheson78 (2009/6/25)

 Complete Score
*#33412 - 1.30MB, 32 pp. -  9.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 337x⇩

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Mattheson78 (2009/6/25)

Arranger:

Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829-1869)

Publisher Info.:

Boston: Oliver Ditson, 1873, plate 28009

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For Piano 4 hands (Kleinmichel)

 Complete Score
*#147292 - 1.96MB, 13 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 115x⇩

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Morel (2011/11/7)

Arranger:

Richard Kleinmichel (1846-1901)

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Leipzig : C.F. Peters, n.d.. Plate 8705.

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For Piano 4 hands (Ulrich)

 Complete Score
*#21741 - 0.83MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 251x⇩

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Hobbypianist (2008/9/7)

Arranger:

Hugo Ulrich (1827–1872)

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Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d. (ca.1882). Plate 6532.

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For Piano 4 hands

 Complete Score
*#163521 - 1.37MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 100x⇩

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Morel (2011/12/11)

Publisher Info.:

Braunschweig: Henry Litolff's Verlag, n.d. Collection Litolff No.2793.

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 Complete Score
*#155319 - 0.93MB, 18 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 77x⇩

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Morel (2011/11/23)

Editor:

Louis Oesterle (1854–1932)

Publisher Info.:

New York: G. Schirmer, 1909. Plate 21033

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For Piano solo (Blasser)

 Complete Score
*#21740 - 0.62MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/13 - 619x⇩

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Hobbypianist (2008/9/7)

Arranger:

Gustav Blasser (1857–1942)

Publisher Info.:

Vienna: Universal Edition, n.d.(ca.1905). Plate U.E. 272.623

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For Piano solo (Henselt)

 Complete Score
*#06960 - 0.81MB, 15 pp. -  6.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 551x⇩

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Guifre (2007/6/4)

Arranger:

Adolf von Henselt (1814-1889)

Publisher Info.:

Berlin: M. Schlesinger, n.d. [ca.1846]. Plate S. 3398.

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For Piano solo (Liszt)

 Complete Score (S.574)
*#67973 - 34.10MB, 19 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 983x⇩

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Funper (2010/6/14)

Arranger:

Franz Liszt (1811–1886)

Editor:

First edition

Publisher Info.:

Berlin: Schlesinger, n.d.(1847). Plate S.3298.

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From the Ruth Dana Collection of Liszt Editions.

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For Organ (Peace)

 Complete score
*#69043 - 2.20MB, 13 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 430x⇩

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Kerr Jamieson (2010/6/24)

Arranger:

Albert Lister Peace (1844-1912)

Publisher Info.:

London: Cocks, n.d.(1868). Plate 961.A.

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Finale (Act II, No.14)

For Piano (Alkan)

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*#251380 - 0.85MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/29 - 111x⇩

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Coulonnus (2012/9/20)

Arranger:

Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813-1888)

Editor:

Elie Miriam Delaborde (1839-1913)
Isidor Philipp (1863-1958)

Publisher Info.:

Paris: Richault, n.d. Plate 13477.R.

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Paris: Costallat & Cie., n.d.(after 1898).

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Lied der Meermädchen (Act II, No.15)

For Cello and Piano (Goltermann)

 Piano Score and Cello Part
*#25359 - 0.32MB, 4 pp. -  2.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 821x⇩

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Stephez12 (2008/12/11)

Arranger:

Georg Goltermann (1824–1898)

Publisher Info.:

London: Bosworth & Co., n.d.. Plate 133

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For Piano solo (Loeschhorn)

 Complete Score
*#98958 - 0.12MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 703x⇩

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Choul (2011/4/12)

Editor:

Albert Loeschhorn (1819-1905)

Publisher Info.:

Loeschhorn Romantisches Jugend-album
Leipzig: C.F. Peters, No.2135b, n.d. Plate 8437.

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General Information

Work Title	Oberon, or The Elf-King's Oath
Alternative Title	Romantic and Fairy Opera in 3 Acts

Composer	Weber, Carl Maria von
Opus/Catalogue Number	J.306
Movements/Sections	3 Acts
Year/Date of Composition	1825-26
First Performance	1826-04-12 in London, Covent Garden
First Publication	1826 (vocal score); 1874 (full score)
Librettist	James Robinson Planché (1796–1880) after Christoph Martin Wieland (1733–1813)
Language	English
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Vocal soloists, Chorus, Orchestra
External Links	Wikipedia article Libretto (English) Synopsis

Misc. Comments

Roles

• Oberon, Tenor
• Titania, Actress
• Puck, Mezzo-soprano
• Sir John of Bordeaux, Tenor
• Sherasmin, Baritone
• Rezia, Soprano
• Fatima, Mezzo-soprano
• Two Mermaids, Mezzo-soprano
• Chorus: Faries, ladies, knights, guards, slaves, mermaids etc.